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Uimhir 25 de 1950.
ACHT NA dTITHE (LEASÚ), 1950.
[An tiontó oifigiúil.]
CUID I.
Reamhraiteach agus Ginearalta.
Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.
1.—(1) Féadfar Acht na dTithe (Leasú), 1950, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Déanfar an tAcht seo, a mhéid a leasaíos sé Achta Tithe an Lucht Oibre, 1890 go 1948, Achta na Sclábhaithe, 1883 go 1948, na hAchta um Thithe Beaga Cónaithe d'Fháil, 1899 go 1948, agus Achta na dTithe (Forála Airgeadais agus Forála Ilghnéitheacha), 1932 go 1949, a léamh agus d'fhorléiriú mar aon ní amháin leis na hAchta sin faoi seach agus féadfar Achta Tithe an Lucht Oibre, 1890 go 1950, Achta na Sclábhaithe, 1883 go 1950, na hAchta um Thithe Beaga Cónaithe d'Fháil, 1899 go 1950, agus Achta na dTithe (Forála Airgeadais agus Forála Ilghnéitheacha), 1932 go 1950, a ghairm den Acht seo agus de na hAchta sin le chéile.
Mínithe.
2.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn an abairt “Acht 1899” an Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899;
ciallaíonn an abairt “Acht 1932” Acht na dTithe (Forála Airgeadais agus Forála Ilghnéitheacha), 1932 (Uimh. 19 de 1932);
ciallaíonn an abairt “Acht 1937” Acht na dTithe agus na Sclábhaithe, 1937 (Uimh. 42 de 1937);
ciallaíonn an abairt “Acht 1948” Acht na dTithe (Leasú), 1948 (Uimh. 1 de 1948);
ciallaíonn an abairt “údarás tithe”—
(a) i gcás ceantair shláinte chontae, comhairle na contae ina bhfuil an ceantar sláinte contae sin;
(b) i gcás contae-bhuirge nó buirge eile, bardas na contaebhuirge nó na buirge eile sin, agus
(c) i gcás ceantair uirbigh, comhairle an cheantair uirbigh sin;
ciallaíonn an abairt “Achta Tithe an Lucht Oibre” Achta Tithe an Lucht Oibre, 1890 go 1948, arna leasú leis an Acht seo;
ciallaíonn an abairt “Achta na Sclábhaithe” Achta na Sclábhaithe, 1883 go 1948, arna leasú leis an Acht seo;
ciallaíonn an abairt “an tAire” an tAire Rialtais Áitiúil.
Rialacháin.
3.—(1) Gach rialachán a dhéanfas an tAire faoin Acht seo leagfar é faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a dhéanta agus má dhéanann ceachtar Teach acu sin, laistigh den lá agus fiche a shuífeas an Teach sin tar éis an rialachán sin a leagadh faoina bhráid, rún a rith ag neamhniú an rialacháin sin, beidh an rialachán sin arna neamhniú dá réir sin, ach sin gan dochar d'aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin rialachán sin.
(2) Ní dhéanfaidh an tAire aon rialachán faoin Acht seo a mbeidh foráil ann maidir le híocaíocht a bheas le déanamh ag an Aire gan an tAire Airgeadais do thoiliú leis an bhforáil sin.
Costais.
4.—Na costais faoina raghaidh an tAire ag riaradh an Achta seo déanfar, a mhéid a cheadós an tAire Airgeadais, iad d'íoc as airgead a sholáthrós an tOireachtas.
Athghairm.
5.—Déantar leis seo gach achtachán a luaitear sa Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo d'athghairm a mhéid a sonraítear sa tríú colún, le héifeacht ar an dáta a sonraítear sa cheathrú colún, den Sceideal.
CUID II.
Forala Airgeadais.
Deontais chun tithe. a cheannach.
6.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, agus faoi réir rialachán a déanfar faoin alt seo, deontas nach mó ná an tsuim iomchuí a sonraítear sa Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthrós an tOireachtas, do dhuine a bheas ag ceannach tí ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis sin, más rud é—
(a) gur tosnaíodh nó go dtosnófar ar thógáil an tí an lú lá de Shamhain, 1947, nó dá éis sin, agus go gcríochnófar é an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1952, nó roimhe sin, agus go n-áiteofar é den chéad uair ar dháta críochnuithe an cheannaigh nó dá éis sin;
(b) go mbeidh an teach do réir na rialacha atá leagtha amach sa Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932, arna leasú, i gcás tithe a críochnófar ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis sin, le halt 14 den Acht seo;
(c) go mbeidh an teach, ar é a bheith ceannaithe, ar áitiú ag an gceannaitheoir.
(2) Ní thabharfaidh an tAire deontas faoin alt seo i leith tí a dtabharfar nó ar tugadh deontas ina leith faoi aon achtachán eile.
(3) Ní thabharfaidh an tAire níos mó ná deontas amháin faoin alt seo d'aon duine.
(4) Ní thabharfaidh an tAire deontas faoin alt seo i leith tí a dtoirmeasctar air deontas a thabhairt ina leith faoi fho-alt (3) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1932, arna leasú le halt 4 d'Acht 1937.
(5) Féadfaidh an tAire rialacháin a dhéanamh chun críocha an ailt seo.
(6) (a) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-ailt (1) agus (3) d'alt 13 den Acht Airgeadais (Uimh. 2), 1947 (Uimh. 33 de 1947), ná ag fo-ailt (1) agus (3) d'alt 24 den Acht Airgeadais, 1949 (Uimh. 13 de 1949), maidir le haon ionstraim ag tabhairt éifeachta do cheann ach tí ar féidir deontas faoin alt seo a thabhairt ina leith don cheannaitheoir nuair a bheas an teach ar áitiú aige agus ina ionad sin beidh pé dleachta stampa inmhuirir a bheadh inmhuirir dá mba nár hachtaíodh na hailt sin.
(b) Beidh éifeacht ag mír (a) den fho-alt seo más rud é, agus amháin más rud é, go mbeidh san ionstraim ráiteas den tsórt dá dtagartar i bhfo-alt (4) d'alt 13 den Acht Airgeadais (Uimh. 2), 1947, nó i bhfo-alt (4) d'alt 24 den Acht Airgeadais, 1949, pé acu is iomchuí, agus go mbeidh formhuinithe ar an ionstraim deimhniú faoi shéala an Aire Rialtais Áitiúil go dtabharfar deontas faoin alt seo don cheannaitheoir nuair a bheas an teach ar áitiú aige.
Deontas ó údarás tithe chun teach a cheannach nó a thógáil.
7.—(1) I gcás duine a thógfas nó a cheannós teach a dtabharfar deontas ina leith faoi alt 16 d'Acht 1948 nó alt 6 den Acht seo, féadfaidh údarás tithe, do réir scéime arna ceadú ag an Aire, deontas nach mó ná méid an deontais faoin alt sin a thabhairt don duine sin.
(2) Chun críocha an ailt seo beidh ag údarás tithe na cumhachta céanna chun iasacht d'fháil a bheirtear don údarás sin chun críocha Acht Tithe an Lucht Oibre nó Acht na Sclábhaithe.
Deontais le haghaidh athfhoirgnithe.
8.—(1) I gcás duine a bheas ag áitiú tí do dhéanamh iarratais chun an údaráis tithe ar lorg deontais chun an teach d'athfhoirgniú, ansin, faoi réir forál an ailt seo,—
(a) féadfaidh an t-údarás tithe deontas a thabhairt dó i leith an athfoirgnithe sin, agus
(b) féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais agus faoi réir na rialachán ordaithe, deontas a thabhairt freisin, as airgead a sholáthrós an tOireachtas, i leith an athfhoirgnithe sin.
(2) Ní bhaineann an t-alt seo le duine is sclábhaí talmhaíochta do réir bhrí Acht na Sclábhaithe nó ar obair thalmhaíochta a shlí bheatha ar fad nó go formhór.
(3) Ní féadfar deontas a thabhairt faoin alt seo mura rud é—
(a) go mbeidh an teach a bheas le hathfoirgniú oiriúnach chun a áitithe ag daoine den lucht oibre, agus
(b) nach mbeidh luacháil inrátuithe, nó iomlán luacháil inrátuithe, aon talún nó foirgintí a bheas ar áitiú ag an iarratasóir níos mó ná dhá phunt déag, agus
(c) gur deimhin leis an Aire go bhfuil an t-athfhoirgniú atá beartaithe riachtanach chun buaine a thabhairt don teach nó chun meath a stop nó a chosc nó go gcuirfidh sé feabhas substainteach ar thaitneamhachta an tí.
(4) Beidh feidhm ag fo-ailt (2), (4), (6), (7) agus (8) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1937, arna leasú, maidir le deontais faoin alt seo amhail is dá mba deontais faoin alt sin 5 na deontais sin.
(5) Féadfaidh an tAire rialacháin a dhéanamh chun críocha an ailt seo.
Cumhacht chun an dara deontas a thabhairt.
9.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire deontas a thabhairt i leith athfhoirgniú tí faoi alt 16 d'Acht 1948, nó alt 8 den Acht seo, d'ainneoin deontas chun an teach a thógáil nó d'athfhoirgniú a bheith tugtha cheana faoi aon achtachán, ar choinníoll go mbeidh chúig bliana déag, ar a laghad, caite ón dáta a críochnaíodh tógáil an tí nó an t-athfhoirgniú ar tugadh an deontas sin ina leith.
(2) Ní féadfar deontas do réir an ailt seo a thabhairt ach amháin maidir le díon nua d'fhoirgniú nó cóiríocht bhreise a sholáthar a mhéadós iomlán achar urláir an tí agus is dóigh leis an Aire a thabharfas faoiseamh ó phlódú sa tigh.
(3) Chun críocha an ailt seo féadfar soláthar saoráide uisce agus séarachta d'áireamh ar chuid de na hoibreacha is gá chun cóiríocht bhreise a chur ar fáil.
Tithe áirithe a bheith dícháilithe le haghaidh deontas.
10.—Ní tabharfar aon deontas faoi Acht 1948 ná faoin Acht seo—
(a) i leith tí a tógadh ar láithreán foirginte, nó ar aon chuid de láithreán foirginte, ar híocadh, nó arb iníoctha, cúiteamh i leith a díthithe faoin Acht Neodrachta (Díobháil Chogaidh do Mhaoin), 1941 (Uimh. 24 de 1941);
(b) i leith tí athfhoirgnithe ar híocadh, nó arb iníoctha, cúiteamh faoin Acht sin i leith damáiste don fhoirgint roimh é d'athfhoirgniú.
Deontas d'íoc le comharba iarratasóra mhairbh.
11.—D'fhonn amhrais a sheachaint, dearbhaítear leis seo go bhféadfar, i gcás iarratasóir ar dheontas faoi alt 16 d'Acht 1948 nó faoi aon alt den Acht seo d'fháil bháis sar a n-íocfar an deontas, an deontas d'íoc lena chomharba i dteideal má áitíonn seisean an teach nuair a bheas sé críochnaithe.
Leasú ar alt 5 (3) d'Acht 1932.
12.—Féadfar deimhniú a thabhairt faoi mhír (e) d'fho-alt (3) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1932 go bhfuil teach oiriúnach chun a athfhoirgnithe, d'ainneoin gur tosnaíodh cheana ar an athfhoirgniú nó gur críochnaíodh é agus, dá réir sin, déantar leis seo na focail “roimh an athdhéanamh san” sa mhír sin a scrios.
Coinníollacha maidir le rátaí páighe agus coinniollacha oibre.
13.—Ní thabharfaidh an tAire deontas faoi aon achtachán, ná ranníoc i leith muirear bliantúil iasachta faoi alt 6 d'Acht 1932, maidir le tógáil nó athfhoirgniú tí má taispeántar chun a shástachta nach ndearnadh, le linn na tógála nó an athfhoirgnithe, rátaí páighe d'íoc nó coinníollacha oibre a chomhlíonadh a bhí chomh tairbheach ar a laghad do na daoine a bhí ar fostú san obair leis na rátaí páighe nó na coinníollacha oibre iomchuí a haithníodh go ginearálta ó am go ham ag ceardchumainn sa cheantar, i rith na tréimhse a thosnaigh dáta ullmhuithe an láithreáin agus a chríochnaigh dáta críochnuithe na hoibre.
Leasú ar an gCéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932.
14.—Déantar leis seo an Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932 a leasú tríd an riail seo a leanas a chur in ionad rialach 2:
“2. Ní lú ná 500 troigh chearnach ná ní mó ná 1,400 troigh chearnach a bheas achar urláir tí.”.
Leasú agus leathnú ar alt 44 d'Acht 1948.
15.—(1) Beidh feidhm ag alt 44 d'Acht 1948 maidir le gach cás ina dtabharfar deontas faoi alt 6 den Acht seo chun teach a thógáil nó ina dtabharfaidh an tAire deontas faoi alt 8 den Acht seo chun teach d'athfhoirgniú agus nach dtabharfaidh an t-údarás tithe aon deontas chun an athfhoirgnithe sin.
(2) Déantar leis seo alt 44 d'Acht 1948 a leasú, le héifeacht ó dháta an Achta sin a rith, trí “alt 16 nó 17” a chur in ionad “alt 16” i bhfo-ailt (1), (2) agus (3).
(3) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (7) d'alt 51 den Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898, maidir le haon aisíoc is iníoctha ag údarás áitiúil de dhroim oibriú fo-ailt (2) den alt seo.
Leasú ar an Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1948.
16.—Déantar leis seo an Dara Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1948 a leasú trí “£50” a chur in ionad “£35” sa chéad cholún mar an luacháil inrátuithe uasta nó comhshuim uasta na luach inrátuithe chun críocha deontais i leith tí a dtosnófar ar a athfhoirgniú ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis sin.
CUID III.
Tithe i gCoitinne.
Tithe a chur ar fáil do dhaoine nach den lucht oibrs.
17.—(1) Faoi réir rialachán a déanfar faoin alt seo, féadfaidh údarás tithe talamh a thógaint trí chomhaontú le toiliú an Aire nó go héigeantach agus féadfaid tithe a chur ar fáil, ar an talamh sin nó ar aon talamh a bheas tógtha acu, chun a ndíolta nó chun a ligean le daoine, pé acu lucht oibre nó sclábhaithe talmhaíochta na daoine sin nó nach ea, nó féadfaid an talamh sin, nó aon chuid de, a dhíol nó a léasú le pearsain agus le cumainn fóntais phoiblí chun go ndéanfaidh, agus ar choinníoll go ndéanfaidh, na pearsain agus na cumainn sin pé méid tithe a thógáil agus a chothabháil, ar an talamh sin, a chinnfeas an t-údarás tithe agus sin do réir pleananna a bheas ceadaithe ag an údarás sin.
(2) Chun críocha an ailt seo—
(a) i gcás comhairle contae, beidh cumhachta ag údarás tithe agus oblagáidí orthu mar bronntar agus a forchuirtear ar údarás tithe le hAchta na Sclábhaithe, agus
(b) in aon chás eile, beidh cumhachta ag údarás tithe, agus oblagáidí orthu, mar bronntar agus a forchuirtear ar ádarás tithe le hAchta Tithe an Lucht Oibre.
(3) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, agus faoi réir rialachán a déanfar faoin alt seo, deontas nach mó ná an tsuim iomchuí a sonraítear sa Dara Sceideal a ghabhas leis an Acht seo a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthrós an tOireachtas, d'údarás tithe a bheas ag tógáil tí faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo, más rud é—
(a) go gcríochnófar an tógáil ar an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1952, nó roimhe sin, agus
(b) go mbeidh an teach do réir na rialacha atá leagtha amach sa Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1932 arna leasú le halt 14 den Acht seo.
(4) Ní thabharfaidh an tAire deontas faoin alt seo i leith tí a dtabharfar nó ar tugadh deontas ina leith faoi aon achtachán eile.
(5) Aon tógaint, díol nó léasú talún a rinne údarás tithe roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith agus a bheadh bailí dá mba faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo a rinneadh é beidh sé, agus is tuigthe go raibh riamh, arna dhéanamh go bailí faoi na hAchta iomchuí a luaitear i bhfo-alt (2) den alt seo.
(6) Féadfaidh an tAire rialacháin a dhéanamh chun críocha an ailt seo.
Tithe le haghaidh daoine d'aicme áirithe a chur ar fáil.
18.—Féadfaidh údarás tithe (nach comhairle chontae) agus, i gcás bardais chontae-bhuirge nó bardais bhuirg Dhún Laoghaire, déanfaidh, má cheanglann an tAire orthu é, tithe forcoimeádta a chur ar fáil chun a n-áitithe ag daoine d'aicme áirithe.
CUID IV.
Aitribh Airithe a Rialu.
Alt 8 d'Acht 1948 do leanúint i bhfeidhm.
19.—Leanfaidh alt 8 d'Acht 1948 (a thoirmisceas tithe inchónaithe áirithe a scartáil nó d'úsáid ar shlí seachas mar theach cónaithe) i bhfeidhm go dtí an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1955.
Leasú ar alt 11 d'Acht 1948.
20.—Déantar leis seo alt 11 d'Acht 1948 a leasú tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fo-ailt (3):—
“(3) san alt seo ciallaíonn an focal ‘ilteaghas’ áitreabh ina bhfuil dhá theaghas nó níos mó.”.
Leasú ar alt 12 d'Acht 1948.
21.—Déantar leis seo fo-alt (2) d'alt 12 d'Acht 1948 a leasú tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad míre (b):—
“(b) coinníoll maidir leis an méid teaghas a féadfar ó am go ham a chur ar fáil san áitreabh;”.
CUID V.
Tithe don Lucht Oibre.
Iostáin sclábhaithe, etc., d'aistriu chun údaráis uirbigh ar theoranta d'athrú.
22.—(1) I gcás talamh atá ar seilbh ag údarás áitiúil chun críocha Acht na Sclábhaithe do theacht chun bheith ina chuid de líomatáiste uirbeach, beidh éifeacht ag na forála seo a leanas—
(a) féadfar, faoi réir fo-ailt (2) den alt seo, an talamh d'aistriú chun an údaráis uirbigh ar pé téarmaí ar a gcomhaontóidh an dá údarás;
(b) ar an aistriú sin, nó, i gcás talún a haistríodh roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, ar an Acht seo a rith, beidh an talamh ar seilbh ag an údarás uirbeach chun críocha agus faoi réir forál Acht Tithe an Lucht Oibre in ionad forál Acht na Sclábhaithe.
(2) I gcás údarás áitiúil dá bheartú iostán d'aistriú faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo chun údaráis uirbigh, beidh éifeacht ag na forála seo a leanas —
(a) ní haistreofar an t-iostán amhlaidh go dtí go mbeidh dhá mhí dhéag caite ón dáta a tháinig an t-iostán laistigh den líomatáiste uirbeach;
(b) a luaithe is féidir tar léis an t-iostán do theacht laistigh den líomatáiste uirbeach, cuirfidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin faoi ndear go gcuirfear in iúl don tionónta an ceart, más ann dó, atá aige chun an t-iostán a cheannach faoi Acht na Sclábhaithe, 1936 (Uimh. 24 de 1936).
(3) San alt seo—
ciallaíonn an abairt “líomatáiste uirbeach” contae-bhuirg nó buirg eile nó ceantar uirbeach;
ciallaíonn an abairt “údarás uirbeach,” maidir le líomatáiste uirbeach, an t-údarás tithe don líomatáiste.
Cuid I den Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, do bhaint le líomatáistí tuatha.
23.—Chun críocha Coda I d'Acht 1890, arna leasú le halt 3 d'Acht 1931, beidh comhairle chontae ina n-údarás áitiúil agus beidh cumhachta acu chun iasacht d'fháil amhail mar bheirtear dóibh le halt 37 d'Acht 1948.
CUID VI.
Iostain Sclabhaithe.
Iostáin sclábhaithe a chur ar fáil chun a ligean le daoine den lucht oibre.
24.—(1) Féadfaidh comhairle chontae iostáin a chur ar fáil faoi Achta na Sclábhaithe chun a ligean le daoine den lucht oibre, do réir bhrí Acht Tithe an Lucht Oibre, a chónaíos i gceantar sláinte contae.
(2) Aon ligean a rinneadh roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith agus a bheadh bailí da mba faoin alt seo a déanfaí é beidh sé, agus is tuigthe go raibh riamh, ina ligean bailí faoi Achta na Sclábhaithe.
(3) Duine a mbeidh iostán ligthe leis faoin alt seo ní bheidh teideal aige chun an t-iostán a cheannach faoi Acht na Sclábhaithe, 1936 (Uimh. 24 de 1936).
(4) Déanfar mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 6 d'Acht 1932, arna leasú le halt 23 d'Acht 1948, (a bhaineas le ranníocaíocht a thabhairt i leith na muirear bliantúla iasachta faoina ndeachaigh údarás áitiúil i leith airgid a fuaireadar ar iasacht chun cóiríocht chónaithe a chur ar fáil do sclábhaithe talmhaíochta) d'fhorléiriú amhail is dá bhfolaíodh an tagairt d'airgead a fuarthas ar iasacht tagairt d'airgead a fuair údarás áitiúil ar iasacht chun iostáin a chur ar fáil faoin alt seo.
(5) Chun críocha an ailt seo beidh cumhachta ag comhairle chontae, agus oblagáidí orthu, mar bronntar agus a forchuirtear ar údarás tithe le hAchta na Sclábhaithe.
Feidhm ag Acht na Sclábhaithe, 1936, i gcás iostán do theacht laistigh de líomatáiste uirbeach.
25.—I gcás iostán a cuireadh ar fáil faoi Achta na Sclábhaithe do theacht laistigh de líomatáiste uirbeach do réir bhrí ailt 22 den Acht seo, leanfaidh Acht na Sclábhaithe, 1936, d'fheidhm a bheith aige maidir leis an iostán go dtí go n-aistreofar é chun an údaráis uirbigh faoin alt sin 22, d'ainneoin gan an t-iostán a bheith i gceantar sláinte contae a thuilleadh.
Talamh a tógfar faoi Achta na Sclábhaitho d'úsáid.
26.—D'ainneoin aon ní contrártha dhó sin in aon achtachán, féadfaidh údarás áitiúil aon talamh a thógfas an t-údarás áitiúil sin faoi Achta na Sclábhaithe d'úsáid chun aon chríche de chríocha na nAcht sin.
Siopaí agus taitneamhachtaí eile a chur ar fáil i ndáil le tithe tuatha.
27.—Beidh réim ag alt 40 d'Acht na dTithe (Forála Ilghnéitheacha), 1931 (Uimh. 50 de 1931), (a bhaineas le húdarás áitiúil do chur siopaí, faichí imeartha agus taitneamhachtaí eile ar fáil i ndáil le cóiríocht chónaithe) maidir le húdarás áitiúil i bhfeidhmiú a chumhacht faoi Achta na Sclábhaithe.
Leasú ar alt 6 den Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1883.
28.—Déantar leis seo alt 6 den Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1883 (a bhaineas le riachtanais scéime feabhsuithe ag údarás sláintíochta) a leasú trí na focail “The scheme shall avoid all interference with the demesne and amenity of residence of the owner of the lands proposed to be taken, or with any home farm, or lands immediately adjoining and customarily occupied with such residence” a scrios.
Cumhacht ag an Aire chun foirmeacha, etc., d'ordú agus dispionsáid a thabhairt ó fhógraí a sheirbheáil.
29.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire rialacháin a dhéanamh ag ordú aon ní a ceangaltar le Achta na Sclábhaithe d'ordú agus, fairis sin, ag ordú foirme aon fhógra nó fógráin nó doiciméid eile agus scála aon léarscáile a ceangaltar nó a húdaraítear d'úsáid nó a thabhairt faoi na hAchta sin nó chun críocha na nAcht sin.
(2) Féadfaidh an tAire dispionsáid a thabhairt ó fhógraí a sheirbheáil a ceangaltar ar údarás áitiúil d'fhoilsiú nó a sheirbheáil faoi Achta na Sclábhaithe más deimhin leis cúis réasúnach a bheith ann le dispionsáid a thabhairt ó na fógraí sin a sheirbheáil.
(3) Féadfaidh an tAire aon dispionsáid den tsórt sin a thabhairt roimh an am, nó tar éis an ama, a gceangaltar an fógra a sheirbheáil agus sin go neamh-choinníollach nó ar pé coinníollacha maidir le fógraí eile a sheirbheáil nó le nithe eile is oiriúnach leis an Aire, ach an tAire d'fhéachaint go cuí chuige nach ndéanfar dochar do leasa aon phearsan leis an dispionsáid.
Leasú ar alt 43 d'Acht 1948.
30.—Déantar leis seo fo-alt (6) d'alt 43 d'Acht 1948 a leasú trí na focail “seachas agóid a tarraingíodh siar” a chur isteach i ndiaidh na bhfocal “aon agóid”.
Achta na Sclábhaithe do leanúint i bhfeidhm.
31.—Leanfaidh Achta na Sclábhaithe i bhfeidhm go dtí an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1955.
CUID VII.
Teaghais Bheaga a Thogaint.
Míniú ar Mhargadh-luach.
32.—Is é is margadh-luach tí chun críocha ailt 1 d'Acht 1899 ná—
(a) i gcás tí atá ar áitiú nó le háitiú den chéad uair, an tsuim is dóigh leis an údarás áitiúil is comhionann le costas réasúnach tógála an tí, lena n-áirítear pé méid, más ann, is cuí leis an údarás áitiúil, de na caiteachais dlí agus eile a ghabhas leis sin nó a ghabhas le tógaint an tionóntáin ar a bhfuil an teach tógtha nó le tógáil, ach gan aon fhíneáil, préimh ná comaoin eile i leith tógaint an leasa léasachta sa tionóntán sin a chur san áireamh,
(b) in aon chás eile, an tsuim ar dóigh leis an údarás áitiúil go mbeadh súil réasúnach lena fáil ar an tigh dá ndíoltaí ar an margadh oscailte é.
Margadh-luach a mheas.
33.—Chun críocha ailt 1 d'Acht 1899, féadfar margadh-luach tí a mheas an tráth a bheas pleananna an tí curtha faoi bhráid an údaráis áitiúil ag an iarratasóir nó ag an bhfoirginteoir.
An ranníoc íosta ó iarratasóir ag lorg iasachta.
34.—Ní tabharfar airleacan faoi alt 1 d'Acht 1899 mura ndéana an t-iarratasóir chúig faoin gcéad ar a laghad de mhargadhluach an tí, gan deontas faoi aon achtachán a chur san áireamh, a thabhairt mar ranníoc i leith an phraghais cheannaigh nó i leith an chostais tógála.
Comhairle cheantair uirbigh do scarúint le cumhachta.
35.—Aon chomhairle cheantair uirbigh a bheas tar éis glacadh leis na hAchta um Thithe Beaga Cónaithe d'Fháil do réir ailt 9 d'Acht 1899, féadfaidh sí, ar pé téarmaí ar a gcomhaontóidh an chomhairle agus comhairle na contae, trí rún, scarúint lena cumhachta, lena cearta agus lena dliteanais faoi na hAchta sin i bhfábhar comhairle na contae, agus, sa chás sin, beidh deireadh leis na cumhachta, na cearta agus na dliteanais a scarfar leo amhlaidh agus beidh éifeacht ag forála na nAcht sin amhail is nach ndearna comhairle an cheantair uirbigh rún a rith faoi alt 9 d'Acht 1899.
Airleacain do chomhdhílseánaigh.
36.—D'fhonn aon amhras a bheadh ann a scaoileadh dearbhaítear leis seo go bhféadfar airleacan faoi na hAchta um Thithe Beaga Cónaithe d'Fháil, 1899 go 1950, a thabhairt do chomh-dhílseánaigh nó comh-únaeraí agus léireofar agus riarfar an hAchta sin dá réir sin.
Rialacháin chun críocha na nAcht um Thithe Beaga Cónaithe d'Fháil, 1899 go 1950.
37.—Féadfaidh an tAire rialacháin a dhéanamh chun críocha na nAcht um Thithe Beaga Cónaithe d'Fháil, 1899 go 1950.
AN CHEAD SCEIDEAL.
Athghairm.
Siosón agus Caibidil nó Uimhir agus Bliain | Gearrtheideal | Méid na hAthghairme | Dáta na hAthghairme |
53 & 54 Vict, c. 70 | The Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890. | Alt 3 | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. |
62 & 63 Vict., c. 44. | The Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899. | Fo-alt (4) d'alt 9. Alt 15. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. Dáta an Achta seo a rith. |
9 & 10 Geo. V, c. 45. | Housing (Ireland) Act, 1919. | Alt 9. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. |
Acht na dTithe (Forála Airgid agus Forála Ilghnéitheacha), 1932. | Fo-alt (3) d'alt 8. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. | |
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| Acht na dTithe agus na Sclábhaithe, 1937.
| Mír (c) d'alt 4. Fo-alt (3) d'alt 5.
| Dáta an Achta seo a rith. Dáta an Achta seo a rith.
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Fo-alt (8) d'alt 3. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. | ||
Fo-alt (3) d'alt 8. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. | ||
Alt 26. | An 29ú lá de Mheitheamh, 1950. | ||
Fo-alt (2) d'alt 27. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. | ||
Alt 30. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. | ||
Alt 39. | Dáta an Achta seo a rith. | ||
Fo-alt (1) d'alt 45.
| Dáta an Achta seo a rith.
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Mír (b) d'alt 1. | An 29ú lá de Mheitheamh, 1950. |
AN DARA SCEIDEAL.
Na Deontais a Bhearfas an tAire.
An méid seomraí sa tigh | Mura bhfuil séarachas agus uisce píopaí ar fáil | Má tá séarachas agus uisce píopaí ar fáil |
£ | £ | |
3 | 125 | 175 |
4 | 175 | 225 |
5 nó níos mó | 225 | 275 |
Number 25 of 1950.
HOUSING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1950.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General.
Section | |
Financial Provisions.
Housing Generally.
Provision of houses reserved for persons of particular class. |
Control of Certain Premises.
Housing of the Working Classes.
Transfer of labourers' cottages, etc., to urban authority on change of boundaries. | |
Extension of Part I of Housing of Working Classes Act, 1890, to rural areas. |
Labourers' Cottages.
Acquisition of Small Dwellings.
Regulations for purposes of Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899 to 1950. |
Repeals.
Grants to be made by the Minister.
Acts Referred to | |
No. 19 of 1932 | |
No. 42 of 1937 | |
No. 1 of 1948 | |
No. 33 of 1947 | |
No. 13 of 1949 | |
No. 24 of 1941 | |
No. 24 of 1936 | |
No. 24 of 1936 | |
No. 50 of 1931 | |
No. 2 of 1946. | |
Number 25 of 1950.
HOUSING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1950.
PART I.
Preliminary and General.
Short title, construction and collective citation.
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1950.
(2) This Act in so far as it amends the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, 1890 to 1948, the Labourers Acts, 1883 to 1948, the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899 to 1948, and the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts, 1932 to 1949, shall be read and construed as one therewith respectively and may be cited together therewith as the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, 1890 to 1950, the Labourers Acts, 1883 to 1950, the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899 to 1950, and the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts, 1932 to 1950.
Definitions.
2.—In this Act—
the expression “the Act of 1899” means the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899;
the expression “the Act of 1932” means the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932 (No. 19 of 1932);
the expression “the Act of 1937” means the Housing and Labourers Act, 1937 (No. 42 of 1937);
the expression “the Act of 1948” means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1948 (No. 1 of 1948);
the expression “housing authority” means in the case of—
(a) a county health district, the council of the county in which such county health district is situate;
(b) a county or other borough, the corporation of such county or other borough, and
(c) an urban district, the council of such urban district;
the expression “the Housing of the Working Classes Acts” means the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, 1890 to 1948, as amended by this Act;
the expression “the Labourers Acts” means the Labourers Acts, 1883 to 1948, as amended by this Act;
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government.
Regulations.
3.—(1) Every regulation made by the Minister under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling such regulation is passed by either such House within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which such House has sat after such regulation is laid before it, such regulation shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to anything previously done under such regulation.
(2) No regulation which includes provision in respect of a payment to be made by the Minister shall be made by the Minister under this Act without the consent to such provision of the Minister for Finance.
Expenses.
4.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
Repeals.
5.—Each enactment mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act is hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column with effect on the date specified in the fourth column of the Schedule.
PART II.
Financial Provisions.
Grants for house purchase.
6.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, and subject to regulations made under this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person purchasing a house on or after the passing of this Act a grant not exceeding the appropriate sum specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, if—
(a) erection of the house commenced or commences on or after the 1st day of November, 1947, and is completed on or before the 1st day of April, 1952, and is occupied for the first time on or after the date of completion of the purchase;
(b) the house complies with the rules set out in the First Schedule to the Act of 1932, as amended, in the case of houses completed on or after the passing of this Act, by section 14 of this Act;
(c) the house when purchased is occupied by the purchaser.
(2) The Minister shall not make a grant under this section in respect of a house for which a grant is or was made under any other enactment.
(3) The Minister shall not make more than one grant under this section to any person.
(4) The Minister shall not make a grant under this section in respect of a house for which he is prohibited from making a grant under subsection (3) of section 5 of the Act of 1932, as amended by section 4 of the Act of 1937.
(5) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this section.
(6) (a) Subsections (1) and (3) of section 13 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1947 (No. 33 of 1947), and subsections (1) and (3) of Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1949 (No. 13 of 1949), shall not apply to any instrument giving effect to the purchase of a house in respect of which a grant under this section may be made to the purchaser when the house is occupied by him and in lieu thereof such stamp duties shall be chargeable as would have been chargeable if those sections had not been enacted.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection shall have effect if, but only if, the instrument contains a statement such as is referred to in subsection (4) of section 13 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1947, or subsection (4) of section 24 of the Finance Act, 1949, whichever is appropriate, and there is endorsed on the instrument a certificate under the seal of the Minister for Local Government that a grant under this section will be made to the purchaser when the house is occupied by him.
Grant by housing authority for house purchase or erection.
7.—(1) A housing authority may, in accordance with a scheme approved by the Minister, make, to a person erecting or purchasing a house in respect of which a grant is made under section 16 of the Act of 1948 or section 6 of this Act, a grant not exceeding the amount of the grant under such section.
(2) For the purposes of this section a housing authority shall have the like powers of borrowing as are conferred on such authority for the purposes of the Housing of the Working Classes Acts or the Labourers Acts.
Grants for reconstruction.
8.—(1) Where a person, occupying a house, applies to the housing authority for a grant for the reconstruction of the house, then, subject to the provisions of this section,—
(a) the housing authority may make a grant to him in respect of such reconstruction, and
(b) the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to the prescribed regulations, may also make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, a grant in respect of such reconstruction.
(2) This section does not apply to a person who is an agricultural labourer within the meaning of the Labourers Acts or who derives his livelihood solely or mainly from the pursuit of agriculture.
(3) A grant may be made under this section only if—
(a) the house to be reconstructed is suitable for occupation by persons of the working classes, and
(b) the rateable valuation, or the aggregate of the rateable valuations, of any land or buildings occupied by the applicant does not exceed twelve pounds, and
(c) the Minister is satisfied that the proposed reconstruction is necessary in order to prolong the life of the house or to arrest or prevent deterioration or that it will substantially improve the amenities of the house.
(4) Subsections (2), (4), (6), (7) and (8) of section 5 of the Act of 1937, as amended, shall apply in respect of grants under this section as if those grants were grants under the said section 5.
(5) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this section.
Power to make second grant.
9.—(1) The Minister may make a grant in respect of the reconstruction of a house under section 16 of the Act of 1948, or section 8 of this Act, notwithstanding that a grant for the erection or reconstruction of the house has previously been made under any enactment, provided that at least fifteen years have elapsed since the date of completion of the erection of the house or of the reconstruction in respect of which such grant was made.
(2) A grant in accordance with this section may be made only in respect of the construction of a new roof or the provision of additional accommodation which involves an increase in the total floor area of the house and which, in the opinion of the Minister, will relieve overcrowding in the house.
(3) For the purposes of this section the installation of water and sewerage facilities may be regarded as forming part of the works necessary for the provision of additional accommodation.
Disqualification of certain houses for grants.
10.—No grant shall be made under the Act of 1948 or this Act in respect of—
(a) a house which is erected on, or on any part of, the site of a building in respect of the destruction of which compensation has been paid or is payable under the Neutrality (War Damage to Property) Act, 1941 (No. 24 of 1941);
(b) a reconstructed house where compensation has been paid or is payable under that Act in respect of damage to the building before reconstruction.
Payment of grant to successor of deceased applicant.
11.—To remove doubts, it is hereby declared that where the applicant for a grant under section 16 of the Act of 1948 or under any section of this Act dies before the grant is paid, the grant may be paid to his successor in title if the latter occupies the house when completed.
Amendment of section 5 (3) of Act of 1932.
12.—A certificate under paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 5 of the Act of 1932 that a house is suitable for reconstruction may be given, notwithstanding that reconstruction has already begun or has been completed and, accordingly, the words “before such reconstruction” in that paragraph are hereby deleted.
Conditions as to rates of wages and conditions of labour.
13.—The Minister shall not make a grant under any enactment, or a contribution to annual loan charges under section 6 of the Act of 1932, in respect of the erection or reconstruction of a house where it is shown to his satisfaction that, throughout the erection or reconstruction, rates of wages have not been paid or conditions of labour observed at least as advantageous to the persons employed on the work as the appropriate rates of wages or conditions of labour generally recognised from time to time by trade unions in the area, during the period beginning with the preparation of the site and ending with the completion of the work.
Amendment of First Schedule to Act of 1932.
14.—The First Schedule to the Act of 1932 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following rule for rule 2:
“2. The floor area of a house shall not be less than 500 square feet or more than 1,400 square feet.”
Amendment and extension of section 44 of Act of 1948.
15.—(1) Section 44 of the Act of 1948 shall apply to every case in which a grant for the erection of a house is made under section 6 of this Act or a grant for the reconstruction of a house is made by the Minister under section 8 of this Act and no grant for such reconstruction is made by the housing authority.
(2) Section 44 of the Act of 1948 is hereby amended, with effect from the passing of that Act, by the substitution, in subsections (1), (2) and (3), of “section 16 or 17” for “section 16”.
(3) Subsection (7) of section 51 of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898, shall not apply in relation to any refund payable by a local authority by reason of the operation of subsection (2) of this section.
Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1948.
16.—The Second Schedule to the Act of 1948 is hereby amended by the substitution in the first column of “£50” for “£35” as the maximum rateable valuation or aggregate of rateable value for the purposes of a grant in respect of a house the reconstruction of which is commenced on or after the passing of this Act.
PART III.
Housing Generally.
Provision of houses for persons not of working classes.
17.—(1) Subject to regulations made under this section, a housing authority may acquire land either by agreement with the consent of the Minister or compulsorily and may provide thereon or on any land acquired by them houses for sale or letting to persons irrespective of whether they are or are not members of the working classes or agricultural labourers, or sell or lease such land or any part of it to persons and public utility societies for the purpose and on the condition that such persons and societies shall erect and maintain thereon such number of houses as may be fixed by the housing authority and in accordance with plans approved by such authority.
(2) For the purposes of this section a housing authority shall—
(a) in the case of the council of a county, have the powers and be subject to the obligations conferred and imposed upon a housing authority by the Labourers Acts, and
(b) in every other case, have the powers and be subject to the obligations conferred and imposed upon a housing authority by the Housing of the Working Classes Acts.
(3) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, and subject to regulations made under this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a housing authority erecting a house under subsection (1) of this section, a grant not exceeding the appropriate sum specified in the Second Schedule to this Act if—
(a) erection is completed on or before the 1st day of April, 1952, and
(b) the house complies with the rules set out in the First Schedule to the Act of 1932 as amended by section 14 of this Act.
(4) The Minister shall not make a grant under this section in respect of a house for which a grant is or was made under any other enactment.
(5) Any acquisition, sale or lease of land by a housing authority effected before the passing of this Act which would be valid if effected under subsection (1) of this section shall be and be deemed always to have been validly effected under the appropriate Acts mentioned in subsection (2) of this section.
(6) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this section.
Provision of houses reserved for persons of particular class.
18.—A housing authority (other than the council of a county) may and, in the case of the corporation of a county borough or the corporation of the borough of Dún Laoghaire shall, if required by the Minister, provide reserved houses for occupation by persons of a particular class.
PART IV.
Control of certain Premises.
Continuance of section 8 of Act of 1948.
19.—Section 8 of the Act of 1948 (which prohibits the demolition or use, otherwise than as a dwelling-house, of certain habitable houses) shall continue in force until the 31st day of December, 1955.
Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1948.
20.—Section 11 of the Act of 1948 is hereby amended by the substitution, for subsection (3) of the following subsection:—
“(3) in this section the expression ‘multiple dwelling’ means premises containing two or more dwellings.”
Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1948.
21.—Subsection (2) of section 12 of the Act of 1948 is hereby amended by the substitution, for paragraph (b), of the following:—
“(b) a condition as to the number of dwellings which may from time to time be provided in the premises;”.
PART V.
Housing of the Working Classes.
Transfer of labourers' cottages, etc., to urban authority on change of boundaries.
22.—(1) Where land held by a local authority for the purposes of the Labourers Acts becomes or became part of an urban area, the following provisions shall have effect—
(a) the land may, subject to subsection (2) of this section, be transferred to the urban authority upon such terms as may be agreed between the two authorities;
(b) upon such transfer, or in the case of land transferred before the passing of this Act, upon such passing, the land shall be held by the urban authority for the purposes and subject to the provisions of the Housing of the Working Classes Acts and not of the Labourers Acts.
(2) Where a local authority propose to transfer a cottage under subsection (1) of this section to an urban authority, the following provisions shall have effect—
(a) the cottage shall not be so transferred until twelve months have elapsed since the cottage has come within the urban area;
(b) as soon as may be after the cottage has come within the urban area, the said local authority shall cause the tenant to be informed of his right, if any, to purchase the cottage under the Labourers Act, 1936 (No. 24 of 1936).
(3) In this section—
the expression “urban area” means a county or other borough or urban district;
the expression “urban authority” means, in relation to an urban area, the housing authority for the area.
Extension of Part I of Housing of Working Classes Act, 1890, to rural areas.
23.—For the purposes of Part 1 of the Act of 1890, as amended by section 3 of the Act of 1931, the council of a county shall be a local authority and shall have the like powers of borrowing as are conferred on them by section 37 of the Act of 1948.
PART VI.
Labourers' Cottages.
Provision of labourers cottages for letting to persons of working classes.
24.—(1) The council of a county may provide cottages under the Labourers Acts for letting to persons of the working classes, within the meaning of the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, living in a county health district.
(2) Any letting made before the passing of this Act which would be valid if made under this section shall be and be deemed always to have been a valid letting under the Labourers Acts.
(3) A person to whom a cottage has been let under this section shall not be entitled to purchase the cottage under the Labourers Act, 1936 (No. 24 of 1936).
(4) Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act of 1932, as amended by section 23 of the Act of 1948, (which relates to the making of a contribution towards the annual loan charges incurred by a local authority in respect of money borrowed by them for the provision of housing accommodation for agricultural labourers) shall be construed as if the reference to money borrowed included a reference to money borrowed by a local authority for the provision of cottages under this section.
(5) For the purposes of this section the council of a county shall have the powers and be subject to the obligations conferred and imposed upon a housing authority by the Labourers Acts.
Application of Labourers Act, 1936, where cottage comes within urban area.
25.—Where a cottage provided under the Labourers Acts comes within an urban area within the meaning of section 22 of this Act, the Labourers Act, 1936, shall continue to apply to the cottage until its transfer to the urban authority under the said section 22, notwithstanding that the cottage is no longer in a county health district.
Utilisation of land acquired under Labourers Acts.
26.—Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any enactment, any land acquired by a local authority under the Labourers Acts may be used by the local authority for any of the purposes of those Acts.
Provision of shops and other amenities in connection with rural housing.
27.—Section 40 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931 (No. 50 of 1931), (which relates to the provision by a local authority of shops, playgrounds and other amenities in connection with housing accommodation) shall extend to a local authority in the exercise of its powers under the Labourers Acts.
Amendment of section 6 of Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1883.
28.—Section 6 of the Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1883, (which relates to the requisites of an improvement scheme of a sanitary authority) is hereby amended by the deletion of the words “The scheme shall avoid all interference with the demesne and amenity of residence of the owner of the lands proposed to be taken, or with any home farm, or lands immediately adjoining and customarily occupied with such residence”.
Power of Minister to prescribe forms, etc., and dispense with notices.
29.—(1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing anything which by the Labourers Acts is required to be prescribed and also the form of any notice, advertisement or other document and the scale of any map which is required or authorised to be used or given under or for the purposes of the said Acts.
(2) The Minister may dispense with the service of notices required to be published or served by a local authority under the Labourers Acts if he is satisfied that there is reasonable cause for dispensing with the service thereof.
(3) Any such dispensation may be given by the Minister either before or after the time at which the notice is required to be served and either unconditionally or upon such conditions as to the service of other notices or otherwise as the Minister thinks fit, due care being taken by the Minister to prevent the interests of any persons being prejudiced by the dispensation.
Amendment of section 43 of Act of 1948.
30.—Subsection (6) of section 43 of the Act of 1948 is hereby amended by the insertion, after the words “no objection”, of the words “other than a withdrawn objection”.
Continuance of Labourers Acts.
31.—The Labourers Acts shall continue in force until the 31st day of December, 1955.
PART VII.
Acquisition of Small Dwellings.
Definition of market value.
32.—The market value of a house for the purposes of section 1 of the Act of 1899 shall be—
(a) in the case of a house occupied or to be occupied for the first time, the amount which, in the opinion of the local authority, represents the reasonable cost of building the house, including so much, if any, of the legal and other expenses incidental thereto or to the acquisition of the tenement upon which the house is built or to be built, as the local authority may consider proper, but not including any fine, premium or other consideration for the acquisition of the leasehold interest in such tenement.
(b) in any other case, the amount which, in the opinion of the local authority, the house if sold in the open market might reasonably be expected to realise.
Estimation of market value.
33.—For the purposes of section 1 of the Act of 1899, the market value of a house may be estimated at the time when the plans of the house have been submitted by the applicant or by the builder to the local authority.
Minimum contribution by applicant for loan.
34.—An advance shall not be made under section 1 of the Act of 1899 unless the applicant contributes towards the purchase price or the cost of building at least five per cent. of the market value of the house, exclusive of a grant under any enactment.
Relinquishment of powers by urban district council.
35.—The council of an urban district which has adopted the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts in accordance with section 9 of the Act of 1899 may, on such terms as may be agreed upon between the council and the council of the county, by resolution relinquish its powers, rights and liabilities under those Acts in favour of the council of the county, and, in that case, the powers, rights and liabilities so relinquished shall cease and the provisions of those Acts shall have effect as if the council of the urban district had not passed a resolution under section 9 of the Act of 1899.
Advances to joint proprietors.
36.—To resolve any doubts that may exist it is hereby declared that an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899 to 1950, may be made to joint proprietors or owners and the said Acts shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.
Regulations for purposes of Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899 to 1950.
37.—The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899 to 1950.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Repeals.
Session and Chapter or Number and Year | Short title | Extent of Repeal | Date of Repeal |
53 & 54 Vict., c. 70. | The Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890. | Section 3. | The date of the passing of this Act. |
62 & 63 Vict., c. 44. | The Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899. | Subsection (4) of section 9. | The date of the passing of this Act. |
Section 15. | The date of the passing of this Act. | ||
9 & 10 Geo. V, c. 45. | Housing (Ireland) Act, 1919. | Section 9. | The date of the passing of this Act. |
No. 19 of 1932. | The Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932. | Subsection (3) of section 8. | The date of the passing of this Act. |
No. 42 of 1937. | Paragraph (c) of section 4. | The date of the passing of this Act. | |
Subsection (3) of section 5. | The date of the passing of this Act. | ||
No. 2 of 1946. | Subsection (8) of section 3. | The date of the passing of this Act.” | |
No. 1 of 1948. | Subsection (3) of section 8. | The date of the passing of this Act. | |
The 29th day of June, 1950. | |||
Subsection (2) of section 27. | The date of the passing of this Act. | ||
The date of the passing of this Act. | |||
The date of the passing of this Act. | |||
Subsection (1) of section 45. | The date of the passing of this Act. | ||
No. 23 of 1949. | Paragraph (b) of section 1. | The 29th day of June, 1950. |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Grants to be made by the Minister.
Sections 16 and 17.
Number of rooms in house | Where sewerage and piped water supply are not available | Where sewerage and piped water supply are available |
£ | £ | |
3 | 125 | 175 |
4 | 175 | 225 |
5 or more | 225 | 275 |